New-York tribune., 1887-12-12
G.. G. BOND KILLS HIMSELF.
A PISTOL SHOT IN THE GILsEY HOUSE.


LrCK-Is 1T THE RESULT or LOVE AYFAIRf
handsome, wcli-drcssed young man with
light mustache and dark brown hair apparently
ABOUT twenty-five years DID, registered at the
oilsey House on Saturday morning, signing In .
neat business like hand the name OF G. Goriam
Bond, Boston He was assigned to room No.
l6l. MIR. Bond took breakfast and then went
out lie returned to the hotel about IL p m.
and soon went to his room. About I:30 his
bell rang and was answered BY Patrick KuIl,
one Of the attendants. kull found Mr. Bond
fully dressed and sitting at the table in his
room with writing materials before him. Z lie
called for two drinks of brandy, and when Kull
had deposited them before him on a waiter, said:
Come back in about ten minutes. 1 may
want to you"
In less than five minutes after the attendant
had gone pistol shot loud enough to be heard
in Broadway startled a number Of the guests.
The sound came from Room No. l6l. Watch
man Joseph OBricn was upon the same floor at
the time. He ran to the door, and finding it
unlocked flung it open. With his body lying
across the bed lay Bond gasping for breath.
From large ragged wound, almost in the centre
Of his forehead the blood was rushing Near his
feet on the floor lay old Colts revolver
Of 4s-calibre. On tile table lay number OF
letters, photograph and torn envelope covered
with writing in an irregular hand.
NOTHING COULD SAVE HIS LIFE.
DIR. Samuel Wesley Smith, of No. "a West
Thirty -fourth-st, the Gilscy House physician,
waS summoned at once. The doctor came quickly
and saw at that he could do nothing the
nature of the wound indicating speedy DEATH
lie advised that Bond be sent to the hospital
One of the letters left by Bond was addressed
to A. G. Iluidekoper, Hotel Brunswick Nf.
Huidekoper, who is the ryOung mans uncle
was sent for and when he came concurred in
the proposition to send Bond to the hospital.
The doctor then informed the police of tho
Nineteenth Precinct, and the unfortunate man
was taken in an ambulance to the New-Yorl<
Hospital, where he died at 4:45 a. m. His
body was taken to an undoctalxcr's shop in
Spring-st.
or the four letters found on the table ono
was addressed to his uncle. A. c. IIuidekopcr;
another to his brother in Boston; the third to
Dr. II. +. Tucker No. 40 East Ihirtieth-st;
and the fourth to Aunt Sophie" Coroner
Nugent took charge of the case and granted
permit to Mr.. Huidckoper to remove the body to
Boston
Mr. HuidelSopcr was by a reporter at tho
Hotel Brunswick where he has been staying for
several weeks with his wife. His father-n-aw,
William Reynolds, the first Mayor of Meadvilie,
Penn. where Mr. IIuidelsopcr lives when not
at his cattle ranch at Medora, Dakota, was also
at the hotel Mr.. Huidekoper said: My
nephew, George Gorham Bond Of Forest Hillsst.
Jamaica Plain near Boston, arrived here from
Boston Oh Saturday in seemingly good health.
lie spent most of the day with me, and last
evening he dined with my wife and me here.
The day very unpleasant and he was very
much depressed in spirits, but had no idea that
he thought Of any such horrible thing as suicide,
"A fn ifa at INN nd r
1 could to try TO lift him out of his despondency.
lie has been with me for several years on my
Dakota ranch, in which he had an interest Last
fall ne suddenly conceived the idea OF attending
the Hayward School Of Veterinary Surgeons
| thinking that the course would benefit him In
connection with his duties at the ranch. Iic
would have been graduated in January. After
dinner my nephew and l took stroll around
| Madison Square and visited the Hoffman. st
| James and Fifth Avenue Hotels, after which !
bade him goodnight about 10 p. m. Before
leaving him he made an appointment to cal
on me at my hotel this morning.
NO TROUBLE ABOUT MONEY.
Il cannot imagine why he should want to
commit suicide. No money troubles were worry.
ing him. lie had property and money OF his
own, beside' an interest in the ranch. asked
him last evening il he wanted any money, but
he SAID he had plenty. Mr. Bonds father,
George BOnd lives in Philadelphia, where ho
is engaged in the wool business. His mother,
my sister, has been dead for some years. GOrham
has been living with his elder brother and two
younger sisters at jamaica Plain. / certain
this is not the result of love affair. Gorham
was not addicted to drinking liquor"
Across the face OF the photograph found on the
table OF young Bonds room at the (iisey House,
which was that of beautiful young lady
written:
God bless you, my darling. Forgive for what
am about to do. Hope has departed and bear the
strain no longer. GoRHAM
On the torn envelope was written:
Forgive me- my dear brother, for what am about to
do. Do not think ! am Insane. am killing myself
because can bear the strain no longer
In the letter to his uncle Mr.. Huidekoper.
he said:
May God and all of you forgive me- thIS dcsperits
TOR IT t but my a unfortunate SELF See that E remains
arms are sent ss to am man & to
Der me to my grandfather and grandmother
LETTER ABOUT "MoLLIE.'
Last evening Coroner Nugent took possessions
Of young Bonds luggage at tho Gilsey House,
which consists Of o gripsack, small travelling
bag and a cane. Among the papers in the bag
was letter signed Mrs. W. c." Chestnut Hill,
and dated December s. saying: "Moile will be
indicating that his relations with ~MoIlie" had
not run smoothly Then Mrs w. c." says,
Il will see that. Cousin G. doesn't suspect
what you are coming for. Better only stay to
lunch"
A second letter from the same person dated
Wednesday" says: Come ehrly and bette!
spend the night" There is also o letter addressed
to Bond from the ranch at Medora about the
stock which speaks encouragingly of the stock
and says there are not SO many dying as was
| feared.
In his affidavit taken yesterday by Coroner Nu-
gent Mr. Huidekoper repeats many OF the state:
ments m made In his interview given herewith, and
| adds that his nephew was anxious to get IN some
position where he could command a salary as soon
| as he had completed his c0u rse at the Harvard
Veterinary School, and adds, ~ told him that
he could have tho place OF outside man on the
| ranch of the Little Missouri Horse Company, Da.
kota He said he would like 1t. but seemed more in
different than expected About o'clock this morn
| ing was summoned to the Gilsey House and found
him UNCONSCIOUS. l know Of no reason for HE
suicide" Mr.. Huidekoper said informally to the
Coroner, "l1e always seemed to think his luck
l:.., k,< kba foct hat tha lurk